Thank  you for all your response.  I was worried I would turn blue at the rate 
I'm using the silver.  I'm using
one to two cups a day.   I seem to have an infection in my glands or bones 
around my ears.  It all started
about 4 years ago and I'm still fighting it.

I've used the strongest, purest Oregano Oil I could find, Garlic, make tea out 
of Tumeric, Olive Leaf, and a bunch of other immune enhancing herbs and drink 
it daily.  Plus I've started taking Losol 2% Iodine, I'm up to 40 drops a day 
now.

At first I purchased about 4 gallons of Colloidal Silver from a company and it 
seemed to do the trick, but
after I went through it, the symptoms of swollen glands in jaw area and this 
weird itching in the back of 
my neck, and my back started again after about 6 months of being off the 
purchased Colloidal silver.

It feels like it is inside the skin and if I didn't use Colloidal silver to 
relieve it, it starts to feel like pressure, some pain and itching gets bad.  
There is absolutely no reason for my to itch as I don't have any skin issues.

I'm wondering if it's Lymphoma, it's been too long to be an infection and all 
these products would surely
have cured it by now.

Anyhow, I was told by the company I purchased the Silver from that when making 
my homemade brew, it
would be the same as buying it only it wouldn't be as strong, so just use more 
and cook it longer.

But I'm wondering if making it homemade is not going to be good enough and will 
I have to go back to
buying it commercial?

I brew it usually 6 hours.  I'm on my second purchase of the Silver Rods and I 
bought the largest I could
find in diameter.  

Is it possible to buy a silver dollar and use something like that?  I'm worried 
about the price of silver increasing 
to the point that silver will be impossible to purchase for this use someday.

My brew  does not cause diarrhea, it actually constipates a bit which is a 
welcome relief for me as I don't have 
all of my colon.  

I am relieved that I can use more without fear of turning blue.  The silver has 
made my skin very firm and gives me incredible staying power or energy.  I am a 
night owl anyhow and don't sleep very much which is fine with me.

I would still welcome any recommendations for a Silver Maker that makes a 
gallon at a time.  I'm worried that 
I am going to burn my unit out at the rate I am using it just for my husband 
and me (he's just got through non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in his throat)  and I want 
to start making more for my family.  

We got a bit of this latest cold virus that went around, but with the silver 
and Iodine, we basically had some sinus issues and that was it.   I've read 
where others had to go a couple rounds of antibiotics to overcome it.

Thank you all again for your very helpful information.

Carol